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Damn the Defiant!

starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter
directed by: Lewis Gilbert (II)

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0043396082595
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 10, 2000
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 19096
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1962



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Amazon.com:
Set in 1797 at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, Damn the Defiant! (also known as H.M.S. Defiant) is an enthralling British naval drama made to capitalize on MGM's epic remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, also released in 1962. It's based on Frank Tilsey's novel Mutiny and stars Alex Guinness as a fair-minded captain locked in psychological conflict with his manipulative, coldly malicious first officer (Dirk Bogarde), and the parallels with the famous true story are clear. However, there were many naval mutinies during this period, and this large-scale saga, which includes some spectacularly staged widescreen naval battles, offers a realistic depiction of life in the British navy at the time--from the press gangs and floggings to the appalling food and living conditions.

Director Lewis Gilbert--who previously helmed Sink the Bismarck! (1960)--strikes a good balance between the personal drama and sweeping maritime adventure. Guinness successfully varies his firm-but-fair officer from The Bridge on the River Kwai, Bogarde is chillingly hateful, and Anthony Quayle gives strong support. --Gary S. Dalkin



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - interesting british naval drama
Interesting, yes. Fine performances. Good direction from Lewis Gilbert. However, pretty atrocious ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great actors, great movie
Alec Guinness gives a great performance as an humanitarian captain during a very interesting period ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Damn the Defiant Review
An excellent film about the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, which shows great details of life ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not Exactly a Classic
I purchased this on a friends recommendation who seemed to have similiar likes in other movies. Alec Guinnes ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Damn the Defiant!
This salty, sadly overlooked British entry fires on all cylinders. Lewis Gilbert (who'd go on to direct the original ... Read More

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